On July 9, 1868, the 14th Amendment was ratified, ensuring citizenship and equal legal protection. Historical events on this date include President Zachary Taylor's death in 1850, William Jennings Bryan's Cross of Gold speech in 1896, a deadly train collision in Nashville in 1918, and the Allies' Operation Husky in 1943. Princess Elizabeth's engagement was announced in 1947, I Got You Babe was released in 1965, and a major spy swap occurred in 2010. Additionally, a Senate report in 2004 criticized the CIA's assessments about Iraq used by the Bush administration to justify war.
On July 9, 1868, the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, granting citizenship and equal protection under the laws to anyone born or naturalized in the United States, including formerly enslaved people.
In 1982, Pan Am Flight 759, a Boeing 727, crashed in Kenner, Louisiana, shortly after takeoff from New Orleans International Airport, killing all 145 people aboard and eight people on the ground.
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